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Can Cherry shrimp and Pearl gourami live together?

Cherry shrimp and Pearl gourami are not recommended together based on the current rule check.

not recommended

Quick answer

This pairing is not recommended by the current rules. The highest-risk factors are marked as fail below; fixable water-parameter overlap alone does not cancel out predation, aggression, fin-nipping, or explicit avoid-tag conflicts.

Factor breakdown

Factor Result Explanation
Water type OK Cherry shrimp is freshwater; Pearl gourami is freshwater. Compatibility pages are generated only for matching water types.
Temperature OK Temperature overlaps at 24-26 C. Cherry shrimp is listed at 18-26 C; Pearl gourami is listed at 24-28 C.
pH OK pH overlaps at 6.5-7.5. Cherry shrimp is listed at 6.5-8; Pearl gourami is listed at 6-7.5.
Hardness OK Hardness overlaps at 4-12 dGH. Cherry shrimp is listed at 4-14 dGH; Pearl gourami is listed at 2-12 dGH.
Adult size and predation Conflict Cherry shrimp or other tiny inverts are likely prey for fish tagged as small or large predators; this pairing should not be treated as shrimp-safe.
Temperament and aggression OK Cherry shrimp (peaceful invert) and Pearl gourami (peaceful centerpiece) do not have an obvious aggression clash in the dataset.
Fin nipping risk OK The dataset does not flag this pair as a fin-nipper plus long-finned combination.
Schooling and group needs OK Plan around full groups, not single display fish. Minimum group sizes: Cherry shrimp: 10+.
Explicit avoid tags Conflict Avoid-tag conflict found. Cherry shrimp avoid tags matching Pearl gourami: small-predator. Pearl gourami avoid tags matching Cherry shrimp: shrimp.
Minimum combined tank size OK Use at least 30 US gallons (114 L) for the pair, based on the larger minimum tank plus bioload and activity adjustments where relevant.

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